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Primitive
ˈprɪmɪtɪv
- relating to, denoting, or preserving the character of an early stage in the evolutionary or historical development of something
"primitive mammals"
ancient earliest first prehistoric antediluvian antique primordial primeval primal primary lower original proto- ur-- relating to or denoting a preliterate, non-industrial society or culture characterized by simple social and economic organization
"primitive people"
- (of behaviour or emotion) apparently originating in unconscious needs or desires and unaffected by objective reasoning
"the primitive responses we share with many animals"
- of or denoting a simple, naive style of art that deliberately rejects sophisticated artistic techniques
"the Fauves saw primitive art as a liberating force"
- very basic or unsophisticated in terms of comfort, convenience, or efficiency
"the accommodation at the camp was a bit primitive"
crude simple rough basic elementary rough-hewn rudimentary undeveloped unrefined unsophisticated rude rough and ready makeshift - not developed or derived from anything else
"primitive material of the universe"
- denoting a word, base, or root from which another is historically derived
- (of an algebraic or geometric expression) from which another is derived, or which is not itself derived from another
- (of a part or structure) in the first or early stage of formation or growth; rudimentary
- a person belonging to a preliterate, non-industrial society
"reports of travellers and missionaries described contemporary primitives"
- a pre-Renaissance painter, or one who imitates the pre-Renaissance style
- an artist deliberately employing a simple, naive style
"the Catalan primitives"
- a painting by a primitive artist, or an object in a primitive style
"Santa Fe style antiques and Mexican primitives"
- a word, base, or root from which another is historically derived
- an algebraic or geometric expression from which another is derived; a curve of which another is the polar or reciprocal
- any of a set of basic geometric shapes which may be generated in computer graphics
"the program includes a complete set of drawing primitives"